Game #3587
Aston Villa
13-12-9, 38 PTS
Wednesday, 26 March 1980
5th= (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Colin Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
W Tony Morley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Substitutes
🔁 | M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | for M Ivor Linton | 🏴 | 90'+2 |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 |
Full Backs
RB Kenny Swain | 🏴 |
LB Pat Heard | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
M Colin J Gibson | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Des Bremner | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Tony Morley | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 8 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
M Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
LB Mike Pejic | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
CF David Geddis | 🏴 |
CF Terry Donovan | 🏴 |
Team News
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.34 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 32.15 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 🏴 | 19.50 |
Debut Appearances
🟢 M Robert Hopkins | 🏴 | #612 | Youth team promotion
🟢 LB Pat Heard | 🏴 | #613 | £150,000 signing from Everton
Final Appearances
None
Won
2-0
🟩 26 Mar 1980, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Gordon Cowans | 1-0 (pen) | Robert Hopkins | 90'+2 |
Assist(s) | Tony Morley | 90'+2 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Pat Heard
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, pen
🔁 | 90'+2 Sub off, Ivor Linton, Sub on, Robert Hopkins 🟢
⚽ | 90'+2 Goal, 2-0, Robert Hopkins, Assist by Tony Morley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Norwich City
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #305 |
Wednesday, 26 March 1980
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1975-1986
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Ken Walmsley | 🏴 | Blackpool, 1975-1986
Linesmen: K. R. Clewer (Woecester); J. Ball (Leicester)
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Head to Head
Total 🕒 26 | 🟩 W14 (54% ) | 🟨 D5 | 🇺(73% ) | 🟥 L7 (27% ) | ⚽ 47 | 🥅 34 | GD 13
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
🕒 305 | 🟩 | 134 🟨 | 87 🟥 84 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Division One
Norwich City
Villa Park
Attendance: 17,956
GK Roger Hansbury | 🏴 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
F Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
F Keith Robson | 🏴 |
CF Justin Fashanu | 🏴 |
John Bond | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 | (M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Roger Hansbury | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 |
Full Backs
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
F Keith Robson | 🏴 |
CF Justin Fashanu | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
On This Day
Injury hit Villa beat Norwich to record their 🟩 first win in 🕒 seven as they have to dip into the depths of the reserves, one of whom, Robert Hopkins 🏴 with the game already won is "sent on, more as a token gesture" in the 92' and astonishingly scores.
Villa make it 🟩 thirteen wins, 🟨 twelve draws and 🟥 nine defeats in 🕒 thirty four League matches this season.
Left back Pat Heard 🏴 20 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Everton in October 1979 for a fee of £150,000 to become the 613th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Reserve team midfielder Robert Hopkins 🏴 makes a surprise debut in a Villa shirt from the subs bench as manager Ron Saunders 🏴 looks to protect his charges from any further injuries. Happily Hopkins scores what is Villa's most unlikely goal until the appearance of Michael Boulding 🏴 in 2002.
Centre back Ken McNaught 🏴 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 129th appearance.
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Match Media
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